From Jamie Meyers: 04/29/11 - East Hartford, Cabela's -- the Buff-breasted Sandpiper was around at 5 PM or so, feeding actively the whole time I was there. For reasons Greg has already stated in a CTBirds post yesterday, this is a fantastic bird for the location and time of year. From Anthony Zemba: 04/29/11 - East Hartford, Cabela's -- the Buff-breasted Sandpiper continued at 12:15pm. From Andrew Dasinger: 04/29/11 - East Hartford, Cabela's -- the Buff-breasted Sandpiper continues this morning along with a smattering of other shorebirds, including a Dunlin. From Steve Spector: 04/29/11 - Milford, Walker's Pond, at Robert Treat Pkwy and Meadowside -- around 2:30 PM, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, 3-4 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS. From Paul Cianfaglione: 04/29/11 - Newington, Balf Quarry -- COMMON RAVEN standing on edge of nest with at least two nestlings. 04/28/11 - West Hartford, Reservoir #6 -- 1 female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. From Ernie Harris: 04/29/11 - Bolton Backyard -- 7:30-8:30AM -- TENNESSEE WARBLER. From Jan Collins: 04/29/11 - Somers, AM, swampy area (private property) between 9th District Rd and Scantic River --1 singing BROWN THRASHER. From Dave Provencher: 04/29/11 - Lyme -- 2 Cerulean Warblers along Gungy Road at Hartmann Park. From Mike and Wanda Moccio: 04/29/11 - Stamford, Holly Pond -- 1 Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull on Holly Pond left of the parking area. From Alex Burdo: 04/29/11 -Fairfield, Birdcraft Sanctuary -- eight species of warbler including 1 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. From Glenn Williams: 04/29/11 -Waterford, Stenger Farm -- 2 BROWN THRASHERS and an odd Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler mix; a male with yellow wing bars but yellow chest and belly and wider black eye-line than a blue-winged.  It most closely resembled the "rare hybrid variant adult" in Sibley at the bottom of p 428 though without a true partial mask. Mystic yard -- PURPLE FINCH - first one in a bit. From Patrick Comins, Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe and Dave Gumbart: 04/29/11 -Lyme, TNC's Jewett Preserve -- singing CERULEAN WARBLER and HOODED WARBLERS. From Paul Desjardins: 04/29/11 - Litchfield, White Memorial Foundation -- afternoon, 2 Rusty Blackbirds. From Sara Zagorski: 04/29/11 - South Windsor, Strong Rd -- Sora, 2 Wilson's Snipe.